const char *evsel__group_pmu_name(const struct evsel *evsel)
 {
-       const struct evsel *leader;
+       struct evsel *leader, *pos;
 
        /* If the pmu_name is set use it. pmu_name isn't set for CPU and software events. */
        if (evsel->pmu_name)
                return evsel->pmu_name;
        /*
         * Software events may be in a group with other uncore PMU events. Use
-        * the pmu_name of the group leader to avoid breaking the software event
-        * out of the group.
+        * the pmu_name of the first non-software event to avoid breaking the
+        * software event out of the group.
         *
         * Aux event leaders, like intel_pt, expect a group with events from
         * other PMUs, so substitute the AUX event's PMU in this case.
         */
        leader  = evsel__leader(evsel);
-       if ((evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE || evsel__is_aux_event(leader)) &&
-           leader->pmu_name) {
-               return leader->pmu_name;
+       if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE || evsel__is_aux_event(leader)) {
+               /* Starting with the leader, find the first event with a named PMU. */
+               for_each_group_evsel(pos, leader) {
+                       if (pos->pmu_name)
+                               return pos->pmu_name;
+               }
        }
 
        return "cpu";